As for me, I have lived in Spain, the UK and Japan, so here they are:
Spain:
I don't need to say much. One of the few places were PS3 outsold the Wii and 360 combined. The 360 found some success and was "only" outsold something like 3:1, but the Xbox One may as well not have released.
Gaming is not as big as in the UK because more young people spend time outside with friends, but what there is is very, very Sony focused. FIFA, PES, GTA, GT and CoD reign supreme, from my experience. Everyone has these. PS4 is now the fastest selling console in history despite the bad economy.
When it comes to home consoles, it's all about "la Play". Nintendo has traditionally been very succesful in the handheld department though, and pretty much everyone my age had a GameBoy.
UK:
Gaming is very big here. Most households have consoles. I mean, last gen 41m home and handheld consoles were sold, in a country of 60m. Very competitive prices, many mainland Europeans import gaming goods from the UK which helps maintain this competitveness, I think.
Xbox is strong here, surprising so coming from Spain, lol. But PS3 was very popular too. In my personal circle of friends, it was 50/50, but that's just anecdotal. Not sure if that's something particular of London or just a coincidence.
Again, GTA, FIFA and CoD are beasts. Handhelds were already pretty dead when I left three years ago, so I can imagine now that's even more cemented.
Japan:
Smartphone land :( I came on holiday 6 years ago and there were a shit ton of PSPs and DSs on the wild. Now, not so much. Even in the last couple of years I've seen the number of handhelds decline. 3DS is pretty popular, especially among kids. I think the adult demographic has dwindled. Youkai Watch is all the rage now.
In the home console department, I very often meet people who tell me they used to have a PS1 or PS2, but now don't play anymore. I don't think this is due to smartphones as much as it is about baby boomers who were asimilated by the brutal Japanese working environment and have no time to play. Also, many people say modern games are too "difficult", wtf. I guess they mean complex. Retro gaming is surprisingly popular, I so often get people that tell me they play games, only to say they're playing FF7 or GT4 for the upteenth time.
PS3 owners are quite knowledgeable about Western games, especially teens and people in their 20s. CoD, Battlefield and GTA being the main examples. 40 year-olds are likely not to even have heard the names though.
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